Drawer-lock for trunks.



FQW. MEYER, DRAWER LUCK FORTRUNKS. APPLlCATlON FILED MAR, 10. 1915.

v2 SHEETSP-SHEET 1 Patented Apr. 30

F. w MEYER. DRAWER LOCK FOR TRUNKS. APPLICATION HITED MAR. U);- I915.

FRANK W. MEYER, OF OSHKOEH, WISCONSIN, ASSIG'NCB TO THE OSHKOSH TRUNK CQIMPANY 0F OSHKOSH. WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

DRAWEItt-LOGK FOB; TBUNKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 38, lfi lld.

application filed March 10, 1915. Eerial No. 13,490.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I FRANK W. MEYER, a. citizen of the United states, and resident of Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drawcnliioeks tor Trunks, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, which are a part: of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a locking means for simultaheously locking all of the drawers in a wardrobe or bureau trunk, which locking means will be simple and inexpensive, and will not mar the ornamental appearance of the trunk, or occupy valuable space therein. I

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the drawer lock for trunks as herein claimed, and all equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts in the different views,

Figural is a rear elevation of the drawer section of a wardrobe or bureau trunk provided with the locking means of this invention, the trunk walls being sectioned to show the drawers and locking means;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof;

Fig. 3 is an -enlarged detail view of the upper portion of the locking device showing the key controlled operating shaft;

Fig. 4: is a similar view of the lower portion of the locking means showing the oil?- set portionof the locking rod with its hook for engaging the loop on the rear of the invertible dra er;

Fig. 5 is a etail View of the crank arm for moving the locking rod;

Fig. 6 is a front view of the key engaging end of the operating shaft;

Fig. 7 is a detail plan view of theloeking hook on the rear of the drawers;

Fig. 8 is a similar view of one of the slotted guide plates for the locking rod;

Fig. 9 is a similar view of the locking loo of the invertible drawer; and,

1* ig. 10 is an end view of the key.

In these drawings 10 indicates the drawer section of a wardrobe or bureau trunk which is preferably provided with horizontal partitions 11 and 12, and has a series of drawers 13 slidably mounted therein in any usual manner, except that the second drawer from thereby, the other end oi. the shaft being.

journaled in a bearing cleat 18 secured to the back of the trunk section. and a squared shouldered portion of the shaft 17, directly in front of the bearing cleat 18, fits within a square opening in the end of a crank arm 19, the other end of which is pivotally connected to the. upper end of a vertical locking rod 20. At the lower end of the locking rod 20 is pivoted a link 21 approximately parallel with the crank arm 19 and pivotally connected on a stud 22 in the back of the trunk section. The length of the link 21 being approximately the same as that of the crank arm 19 the turning of the operating shaft 17 by means of the key 16 serves to lift the locking rod 520 and at the same time move it laterally to the vertical position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Each drawer 13 one at the invertible drawer is 7 7 provided at its rear end with a hook 23 so positioned that the locking rod 20 in its raised position is out of the line of travel of the hook in the sliding movements of the drawer, but when the drawer is closed and the locking rod is moved to its lower position it enters in front of the free end of the hook. so as to prevent the sliding movements of the drawer. With the invertible drawer, however, such a hook member correctly positioned for engagement with the locking rod in the upright position of the drawer would be in the wrong position for such ongagement in the inverted position of the drawer, and consequently this drawer in stead of having a hook on its rear end is provided with a loop 24;, and the locking rod 20 is bent to give it an offset porti n back of this drawer, and in the offset portion is secured a downwardly extending hook adapted to enter the loop 24 in the downward movement of the locking rod 20, and thus securely lock this drawer at the same time the other drawers are locked. This 

